Deploy without waking the whole office
Maintenance windows in PingPuffin are gloriously boring. Set a start and end time, tick the uptime monitors you're about to touch, and we hush the downtime alerts until you're done. The status page can even display a polite banner so customers know you meant to flip the switch. This keeps your uptime monitoring quiet during planned work. Maintenance windows are essential for managing uptime monitoring during deployments.
It's the 80/20 version of release management for uptime monitoring: no spreadsheets, no cron-job rituals, just the basics that keep on-call phones silent while you ship. Your uptime monitor pauses downtime notifications automatically during maintenance windows. This ensures uptime monitoring doesn't create false alarms during planned maintenance.
Keep teams and clients in the loop
PingPuffin can send a heads-up when a window opens, remind the on-call crew when it’s about to end, and drop a short wrap-up note afterwards. Everyone stays informed without spreadsheet gymnastics.
Pre-maintenance alerts go to Slack, email, or webhook with your tone of voice. Finish early? Close the window and monitoring resumes instantly. Run long? Extend it with a tap from your phone. That covers 100% of the scenarios most teams ever need.
Ship without waking the neighbourhood
Your engineers get quiet alerts, your customers get clear messaging, and your leadership gets tidy records. That’s the PingPuffin promise.
We log who created each window, which monitors were paused, and how the work concluded. It’s enough of an audit trail to keep leadership calm, without burying you in release paperwork.
Maintenance windows FAQ
How do I avoid waking on-call during deployments?
Schedule a maintenance window, choose the monitors involved, and PingPuffin mutes alerts automatically. When the window ends—or you close it early—monitoring resumes without manual toggles.
Can status pages announce planned work?
Yes. Attach a banner to your status page so customers know the downtime is intentional. You can draft messaging ahead of time and let PingPuffin publish it when the window opens.
What happens if maintenance runs long?
Extend the window with a couple of clicks—or from your phone. Subscribers stay informed, and your team gets automatic reminders before the muted period ends.